Chapter 292

By the time Song Renjie swore a dao heart oath, he saw the white-haired Lao Dao shoot out a beam of purple light, which flew into his mind before he could react.

Then, the chaotic void suddenly dispersed, and Song Renjie found the morning sun shining from the east onto his body. A cool breeze blew past, bringing with it fresh air.

Wasn't it already noon? Song Renjie was extremely puzzled. He looked around and found that he was still standing on the small bridge, looking at the cheerful stream flowing by. The passersby who were rushing to the morning market were chatting and laughing. Everything seemed so real.

Was that fortuitous encounter just now just a dream? Song Renjie felt that he couldn't tell what was real and what wasn't, but in the blink of an eye, he found that there was something more in his mind. It was the view and understanding of advancing from the Qi Gatherer realm to the Divine realm.

Although these views didn't involve specific methods, the angle they were set out from was beyond anyone's imagination. The analysis was deep and profound, much better than what Song Renjie had heard from Jindan Grandmaster. Many of Song Renjie's questions were easily resolved. He'd thought that with resources, he could advance to the Divine realm in seven or eight years, but he wasn't sure. After all, he wasn't young anymore. Now, however, he could do it in a year!

What a fortuitous encounter! Song Renjie's hands trembled with joy. He probed his storage pouch with his spiritual sense, and sure enough, resources like Bluefire Iron and Crimson Dragon Grass were inside. Song Renjie felt the dark clouds weighing down on his head disappear, his breathing smoother, and his entire being refreshed.

Unable to relax, Song Renjie turned around and hurried home. He said to his mother, "Mother, I've suddenly had some epiphanies and some understanding of the Divine realm, so I'm preparing to return to the sect early and go into seclusion for a while."

Although Song Renjie was puzzled, she smiled when she saw Song Renjie's heartfelt joy. "Then go quickly, Jie 'er. Don't waste time."

At the same time, Shi Xuan was in his Immortal's Cave in Scarlet Sun City, practicing cultivation. Although the seven Outer Dao Nascent Divinity techniques were meant to strengthen one's foundation, and were also instructed by Granny Yu, Shi Xuan had never forgotten that his own cultivation was the foundation of the Nascent Divinity, and could not be neglected.

So while Shi Xuan mastered the restrictions of the Hellfire Banner, cultivated dao techniques, and refined his spirit items, he visualized the millstone of heaven and earth, slowly uniting his spirit and qi.

… …

A year later.

Inside the mountain gates of Firewood Sect, a violent ripple of spirit Qi came from the back of Flowing Flame Mountain, one of the seven outer peaks. The disciple guarding the back of the mountain was stunned, wondering which senior brother had ascended to divine-tier.

There were very few disciples who could break through to the divine-realm in the outer sanctum, not to mention that quite a few outstanding disciples had been selected to enter the inner sanctum a year ago. Those who remained in the outer sanctum were those who had yet to cultivate or did not have the potential to break through.

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Song Renjie slowly walked out of seclusion. Now that his wish had been fulfilled, he felt that today was the happiest day of his life.

Seeing that it was Song Renjie, the taller disciple called out, "Song Renjie …" Before he could finish, he was pulled by another disciple beside him. He looked at junior brother Huang strangely. Song Renjie was old and didn't have much talent. Without a fortuitous encounter, he wouldn't have any hope of reaching the Divine realm. Why was there a need to be polite to him?

Unexpectedly, junior brother Huang bowed deferentially. "Junior brother congratulates senior brother Song on reaching the Divine realm."

How was this possible? How was this possible? The taller disciple looked at Song Renjie in disbelief. Whether it was his presence or feeling, he was a divine-realm cultivator. Suppressing the shock in his heart, he followed, "Junior brother congratulates senior brother Song on reaching the Divine realm."

Song Renjie didn't expect junior brother Ai, who was usually snobbish and always yelling at him, to change his attitude so quickly and be so respectful. He couldn't help but laugh out loud. It felt so good to be able to hold one's head high!

After laughing, he tried to imitate the manners of the senior cultivators and nodded slightly. "I was just lucky. You guys have to work hard too."

After Song Renjie left, junior brother Ai said bitterly, "This Song Renjie, once he succeeds, he becomes arrogant. He doesn't even know how many divine-realm cultivators there are in the sect. It won't be too late for him to be arrogant when he achieves the Golden Essence."

Song Renjie, who was far away, naturally didn't hear this and went straight to the sect's main hall. Since he was in the Divine realm, he was an inner disciple. The resources and guidance he enjoyed were different.

After Song Renjie cast the Divine realm, he finally understood how profound and good the guidance the mysterious Lao Dao cultivator had given him was. It was better than all the guidance he had received in the past. Could that person be a Dharma Master in disguise?

Moreover, the miraculous encounter was like a dream. Song Renjie felt that even a normal Dharma Master would not be able to achieve such a strange and miraculous feat.

Entering the side hall, he found the Golden Essence elder in charge of the inner disciples, Zhou Yuan, and reported his ascension to the Divine realm. He waited for Zhou Yuan to change his identity as an inner disciple and give him the resources he deserved.

However, Zhou Yuan said indifferently, "Come back in seven days. I'm very busy during this period." His eyes never left the chessboard in front of him.

Busy? I think you're busy drinking tea and playing chess, Song Renjie thought angrily. Then, he said, "But Master Zhou, according to the sect's rules, you can enter the inner sect after attaining the Divine realm."

"I didn't say you couldn't enter! I only asked you to come back in seven days. What, do you have a problem with what I said? Do you think you can disrespect your elders just because you're in the Divine realm? Let me tell you, you'll only have the right to speak like this when you're in the Golden Essence realm! " Zhou Yuan said coldly. He was thinking of a brilliant move for this chess game. He did not have time to waste on a disciple in the Divine realm.

Song Renjie was speechless. He could not refute. He was facing Jindan Grandmaster, so he could only gloomily leave. The joy he felt earlier turned into depression and resentment. He thought, Hmph, so what if I'm in the Golden Essence realm? With the guidance of that Dharma Master, I, Song Renjie, might be able to condense the Golden Essence of the Divine realm.

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In the cavern abode of Chiyang City, Shi Xuan sat cross-legged on a stone bed. Another Shi Xuan floated above his head. This one looked exactly the same, but its body was hazy and translucent. There were many mysterious patterns on it that were difficult to see. Inside it floated a picture, a small jade bottle, a five-colored flying sword, a purple ruler, a black banner, and a purple sword.

Another difference between it and the physical body was that there was a purple divine light flickering in and out of Shi Xuan's dantian, entangling it.

Shi Xuan was visualizing the Millstone of Heaven and Earth, trying to fuse his soul with the purple divine light.

Suddenly, Shi Xuan felt hallucinations. Countless ghosts and demons were biting and devouring his flesh. However, the hallucinations did not last long. The Tai Chi Diagram in his soul turned into a golden bridge. With a light push, the ghosts and demons all disappeared.

Shi Xuan smiled and opened his eyes. After fifty years of cultivation, he had finally fused his soul with his Qi and became a Yin Master. It was also because he had a superior-grade Golden Essence that the hallucinations were not as strong. They disappeared after a bit of suppression.

After becoming a Yin Master, Shi Xuan could live without his physical body for a long time. However, his lifespan was still limited. Coupled with the first Deva's Blight, he could not completely abandon his physical body.

The Yin Master slowly descended and entered his physical body. Shi Xuan smiled bitterly. He had already become a Yin Master, but she still did not take him back. It seemed that Lady Yu was determined to let him get the seven outer path cultivation methods.

However, now that his strength had greatly increased, there were more methods that he could use. It was not too difficult. Moreover, cultivating anywhere was still cultivation. Especially when he was cultivating the "Return to the Source and Strengthen the True Spirit Method" provided by the "Treasure Record", he was also comparing the outer path cultivation methods on how to eliminate falsehood and distracting thoughts to find the True Spirit.

The "Return to the Source and Strengthen the True Spirit Method" was to visualize the beginning of heaven and earth, when Yin and Yang had just begun to separate and was about to be born. Through returning to the origin of the outer world, it would drive the origin of the inner world to slowly find the True Spirit and gradually strengthen it.

It was quite difficult for others to visualize such a scene. Without hundreds of years of hard work, it was impossible to visualize it. However, for Shi Xuan, who had seen the creation of heaven and earth and could show the aura of creation, it was not difficult. He could visualize it in two or three years.

Shi Xuan stood up and moved. In the past 50 years, he had advanced many of his magic arts to the level of Taoist magic arts and cultivated them to the third level. He also pushed the Illusory Void and the Yin and Yang Evil Slaying Sword Qi to the fifth level. All other Taoist magic arts were also cultivated to the fourth level. However, the Yin and Yang Thunder and Lightning Taoist magic arts were not far from the fifth level.

However, it took a lot of time to cultivate the Five Elements Immortal-killing Sword from the sixth level to the seventh level. It would take at least more than 30 years for it to advance.

What greatly increased Shi Xuan's strength were the two Natal Spiritual Weapons and the Purple Cloud Sword, which had been upgraded into a magic weapon.

The Tai Chi Diagram and the Yin and Yang Qi Bottle had both reached the Second Heaven, which was equivalent to other spiritual weapons close to the Fourth Heaven. In other words, their power was between the seventh level and the eighth level of Taoist magic arts. The Purple Cloud Sword had been renamed to the Zi Ying Sword by Shi Xuan and had mastered one layer of the Treasure Restriction.

With the greatly increased power of the Natal Spiritual Weapons and the Zi Ying Sword, which could better display his swordsmanship, Shi Xuan was confident of defeating a Dharma Realm Expert.

As for the Evil Yin Fire Banner, 50 years was only enough for Shi Xuan to master two layers of the Treasure Restriction. Of course, the power that Shi Xuan could exert was almost the same as mastering all four layers of the Treasure Restriction. Like the Nine Heaven Primordial Yang Ruler, it was stronger than the ninth level Taoist magic arts and lower than the first level of Taoist magic arts.

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Shi Xuan came to the street and found a restaurant at random. He ordered a pot of good tea and slowly enjoyed it. His Divine Sense covered the whole city to see if there were any big events in the Cultivation World recently and if there was any chance for him to get a Cultivation Method.

"I heard that the Fire Wood Sect recently had a late bloomer, Jindan Grandmaster? Is it true? " A middle-aged man who seemed to be a foreign cultivator asked the waiter who was pouring tea. The people at the same table with him did not seem to be cultivators near the Fire Wood Sect. From their auras, they seemed to be from the Seven Mountain Alliance.